Please note safety procedures for 2017.

There will be marshals wearing 3 different coloured shirts on the river. RED SHIRTS : Compulsory portage - life threatening YELLOW SHIRTS: If it is your fist time or you are not 100% confident - get out and scout or portage. Recommended only for the top 20 who may be racing.GREEN SHIRTS : No problem to shoot, just listen to the marshals sharing the line.

Rapids:

KM:

Directions:

Marshals:

Picnic Rapid

1 km

Keep center

None

Rapid 1 - Miss Kinky

8.5 km

Stay Left

Rapid 2 - Fliperoo

12.5 km

Long rapid - Big drop - Boat Breaker

Rapid 3 -

13 km

Keep extreme right - Portage R

Rapid 4a - Cruella

14.2 km

Portage L - checkpoint

Rapid 4b - Marylin

14.3 km

Shoot center - drop

None

Rapid 4c - Saartjie

14.4 km

Shoot center - drop follow water

None

Rapid 5 - Meany

17 km

Marshall will share line

Rapid 6a - Pebbles

17.5 km

Shoot left of center, rock bottom.Left

Rapid 6b - Big Drop

19.2 km

Big, Big trouble - Portage R - Checkpoint.

Rapid 6c - Mountain Blast

22.1 km

Line varies with river level, go left for safety and listen to marshal

Rapid 7 - The Ledges

24.3 km

Shoot extreme right, Portage R

Ithala Fence

29.3 km

Look out and take care

None

Confluence

33 km

Water point manned by honorary rangers

None

Note:

The old portage at the 20km marker that cuts out the loop in the river has been removed, and paddlers will paddle around.

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